I bet it would have helped to play more than 4 games.
No Green Room/Draft invite for JQ
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Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
His “team” completely blew the handling of his career up to this point. He should have not played or come back another year and proved he can actually play. He’s still super young. He was my favorite player in his class too. Shows what I know.
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I'll cheer for Kam Williams.
Schadenfreude is a dish best served cold.
With a prayer like that, who are praying to?
JQ made millions off of UK, and wound up essentially never playing. He could have left the program, given the money back in part, to make this right. But he didnt. The right thing to do would have been to come back to Kentucky for a 2nd year, maybe for a lesser NIL deal, but it would give him a full off season to come back and potentially be a lottery pick. And hed make up his end of the contract. Dont think thats a lot to ask of him, and its not like he wouldnt get paid for year 2.
.. but you know what, he'd probably have bailed on us again. One small knee tweak and he shuts it down. So honestly, good riddance. Only Shaedon and Khalil Whitney are lower than him in my eyes. I suspect we will never see much of him in the NBA.
.. but you know what, he'd probably have bailed on us again. One small knee tweak and he shuts it down. So honestly, good riddance. Only Shaedon and Khalil Whitney are lower than him in my eyes. I suspect we will never see much of him in the NBA.
I hope he succeeds, but I really have no emotional attachment to him (like the players on the 2020-21 team).
He committed and then decommitted after Cal left (understandable), and then only gave us 4 games. Maybe he shouldn't have played at all.
I rank him slightly above Shaedon Sharpe.
He committed and then decommitted after Cal left (understandable), and then only gave us 4 games. Maybe he shouldn't have played at all.
I rank him slightly above Shaedon Sharpe.
I am so glad to learn about this. Hopefully, that will make others think twice about pulling a stunt like he did.
I’m glad to not have to deal with his father for another year honestly.
I am not being critical but is anyone really surprised? I would be surprised to see him go in the second round.Right now he is damaged goods.
Great risk/reward to me at the end of the first.
“Make Ky Great Again“ —- by hatin on 18yr olds with a BAD Knee.
I pray you find PEACE before it’s TOO late
I don’t think hating on a pampered millionaire teenager is a ticket to hell but you serve your God buddy. Mean some ***** ain’t he?“Make Ky Great Again“ —- by hatin on 18yr olds with a BAD Knee.
I pray you find PEACE before it’s TOO late
“I don’t think hating on a — — — teenager is a ticket to Hell” ?….? Care to quote that Bible verse?
I feel for you brother.
Some of you really need to get a grip and grow up. I know you as grown men are not this dedicated to your employers and have never offered to take pay cuts, work for free, or give money back. In fact, some of y'all are probably on this message board right now reading and replying when you should be working. Smh
College athletics is big business. Don't get mad when the athletes treat it as such.
College athletics is big business. Don't get mad when the athletes treat it as such.
What GM is going to take a chance on a high draft pick for a guy that has a bad wheel? That wasn't able to play a game just 3 months ago? It for certain would not be me.....
Big business? He STOLE money from UK, you dolt.
And who is supposed to be working at 6 o’clock in the morning?
And any successful business is built on delivering their promised product. That's called customer service. Don't get mad when the fans treat it as such.
Worst post of all time. Who gives back millions? You wouldn't, I wouldn't and no other person on this board would. The Coach is the won that agreed to the deal. They knew he was injured and there was a chance he would not play. They gambled and they lost.
They are all pampered millionaires. None of them care about Kentucky. They care about getting paid and care about getting to the league. That is it! Remember the Instagrams last year after getting beat at home?
They are all overpaid! That is the reason I stopped watching the NBA years ago. Now, the college game is the same way.
Myself and a handful of other posters saw the jq situation coming a mile away. This is why im fine just targeting all foreign players to get away from the aau mentality and hangers on that poisons 99% of talented US kids.
Contrast that with foreign players who play fundamental team basketball but at an extremely high level.
No brainer.
Also jq will he lucky to stick in the league. Better develop a jumper. Today's nba has no room for a paint clogger on O.
Contrast that with foreign players who play fundamental team basketball but at an extremely high level.
No brainer.
Also jq will he lucky to stick in the league. Better develop a jumper. Today's nba has no room for a paint clogger on O.
Probably not because a contract was signed.
This time last year we were told he'd be doing 5on5 by September which really put him on track to play by mid November, or maybe december if he needed more time. This assessment was way off. Either accidentally, or, purposely.
Im just saying his side could have said "year 1 had setbacks, but you took a chance on us, so we can come back for year 2 at maybe a discount" (no other team is going to give JQ the same year 1 money after not playing). Its not like he had a ton of options. But instead they took their money and ran.
I guess thays business. But that also means hes never going to get any support from this fanbase. Also makes you wonder how many other schools were going to give him $2mil after what they saw him do to UK. So because of that, im just saying that there was definitely avenues to stay at UK for one more year and get this right.
This should surprise no one considering his lack of playing and the supposed 'knee swelling'.
I don't wish the kid ill. There are obviously still problems with his knee as I read several NBA team doctors had advised their teams to pass on him. It didn't work out for him or us but he is no different than hundreds of others guys who didn’t work out here. No reason to hate the kid. Vaya con dios
Vanderbilt was actually hurt. He didn’t play his first game with the Lakers until like February.
Jquit is throwing a fit.
His daddy is a Nitwit.
His daddy is a Nitwit.
If this guy crushes it, is BBN going to claim him as one of their own? Add him to the list of NBA alum? Would be hysterical.
Sure. I would. Wouldn’t lose sleep about it at all. Is +1 on our NBA alumni a benefit? Yes. That’s all I need.
Holding grudges won’t benefit BBN at all
Get it - he played less that two full game minutes. Would be a hoot. If he's starting in an NBA final, does he say University of Kentucky as he comes out?
I don’t see the hoot about it at all. He came back too early and looked amazing for one game. Then he looked completely unplayable and had to shut it down.
I’ll gladly cheer for him to do well at the next level. I see no advantage to vitriol. I care about what helps UK in the future. If JQ excels in the NBA and wants to tell the world he’s a Wildcat before an NBA final, I’d be perfectly fine with it.
Agree
Do not hope he is a failure, but he was sharpe2.
He has no concept of the game, has no offense.
Why would anyone think he is top 10 draft?
Whitney totally different story. No payment, quit because his group wasn't happy